Family Camp arrived last Monday! It was really nice to see familiar faces!

Family camp is unlike junior camp in many ways. Instead of having a camp full of kids we have a camp full of families, from Mom & Dads to children & babies we even had a Grandma here this week (and if I do say myself did an AWESOME job on the high ropes course). Because most public schools are still in school most of the kids are home schoolers.  The families have more free time then junior campers and only three classes instead of four. These families come from all over Virginia from Charlottesville to Fairfax. In past summers we have had families from Florida, however those 2 families were unable to come this summer and they were definitely missed.

The week started out with a registration and check in, the cabins are for the most part, first come first serve, so families start lining up at the gate hours before it was time to check in, just to get the cabin of their choice! Then the usual camp things happened like  health check and swim test.

The early evening program was class sign ups. Each family picked a number out of a hat and were called into the dining hall to pick their classes. While the other families were picking classes the rest were enjoying some watermelon. The late evening program was carnival. During training week the staff revamped carnival and came up with a bunch of new games and were definitely prepared to lead them. Then it was time for bed.

Tuesday through Thursday there were classes in the morning and then free rec and more programs.

Other activities that campers participated in included;
Night swim
Campfire
Dance
Teen Surprise (Game show, are you smarter than a staff member! It was awesome!)
Talent Show
Lake Canoeing
James River Trip
Climbing Tower
3D Archery
Land & Water Olympics
and tons more!

Everyone had so much fun with the family campers. There were a lot of crazy characters who we cannot wait to see next year. It was a good learning experience for all the new staff members and even the returners. It was really sad to see them all leave but 24 out of the 25 families paid their deposit to be back next year!